Rajeev Shukla, Vice President of the Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajiv Shukla. During the ongoing one -day series of informal three matches against him, he has boldly defended the facilities provided to Australian players in Kanpur after his illness report.
Rajiv Shukla said that Australia a player would have attracted some types of infections that he has nothing to do with food in the hotel landmark in Kanpur.
BCCI defends Kanpur facilities for fear of a disease between Australia
Indeed, Australia has been hit by a stomach infection in a cricket camp, including four players, including Captain Jack Edwards. Fast bowler Henry Thorrton’s condition deteriorated, and was hospitalized at Regency Hospital, while the remaining three players were treated and released after regular medical examination.
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Sources in the team claimed that the infection could be linked to anything consumed in the hotel, but neither the hospital nor the team management officially confirmed this.
Well, the disease expressed concern over food security at Hotel Landmark, where both India and Australia are living. After the incident, the Food Department has collected samples of several food items for testing, and authorities waited for the result.
Rajiv Shukla rejected the hotel food as a player’s disease in Kanpur due to Australia
However, BCCI vice -president Rajiv Shukla refused the hotel food for the reason, saying that all the players eat the same meal, and if it was contaminated, the whole team would have fallen ill.
Rajiv Shukla was told by IANS: “If there was an issue with food, all the players, including the Indian player, would have fallen ill. It would have been something else. They would be the best hotel, the food from one of the hotel landmarks, food is good, and everyone is eating.
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The BCCI vice -president said, “This issue arises because there are no hotels. We need 300 rooms in the five -star hotel, and it is not available. There is no international airport in the area to be operated 24/7. There was a better arrangement, they would have got an advantage.”
Kanpur, up: Inde a vs aus a Mach, some Australian players fell ill. Food Department has collected samples of several food items from Landmark Hotel for testing
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– IANS (@ians_India) October 5, 2025
BCCI vice president says that the players’ diseases rarely collide with the IPL
He also clarified why there are rarely issues like players’ diseases during the IPL, but senior or informal matches appear. Shukla said that during the IPL, there is no control over the BCCI player housing or food system, as all decisions are fully managed by the franchisees. But for international and informal matches, BCCI arranges and foods.
Shukla signed, saying, “In the case of IPL, everything depends on the franchise. They decide where the players live, and this is completely their choice, as the BCCI has no role in deciding. They choose a hotel of their priority.”
In particular, India A dominated the first informal ODI with a strong performance, but Australia returned to the second match. Visitors level the series 1–1 with a comfortable nine wicket win over India A to keep the series alive. The final game is being played in Kanpur on Sunday.
